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Employment
Hiring, termination, compensation and benefit law, discrimination, privacy, minimum wage, overtime, payday laws, workers’ compensation, worker classification
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New minimum salary requirement jumps from $684 to $844 per week and applies as of July 1, 2024, with another jump planned for 2025.
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Dept. of Labor Rolls Back Independent Contractor Test Rules
The new rules undo the Trump-era independent contractor test, and focus on economic independence as the "ultimate inquiry."
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Part 6 of 6
The Remote Worker and the FLSA
How churches should handle employee classifications and overtime pay as more people work from home.
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Part 5 of 6
Title VII and Church Employment Practices
How the Supreme Court’s interpretation of Title VII’s term “sex” affects church employment.
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10 Legal and Tax Developments for Churches and Church Staff
Richard Hammar covers what church leaders should know—and anticipate—for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.
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Church Employment Issues That Lead to Litigation
Notable court decisions about common employment disputes.
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Part 3 of 6
Internships: Blessings or Blind Spots?
Here’s how churches can avoid tripping up on important legal, tax, and risk management issues with interns.
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Part 4 of 6
The Importance of a Legally Sound Employee Handbook
A handbook not only protects the church and its staff—it also helps create a healthy relationship between employer and employee.
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Key Employee Issues Unique to Churches—and How to Navigate Them
Several employee issues that are unique to churches can have a material effect on whether a ministry succeeds or fails.
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Part 1 of 6
Applying the Ministerial Exception to Church Employees
Understanding this key legal doctrine, how it works, and when it matters—or doesn’t—for specific positions.
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Part 2 of 6
Developing Strong Job Descriptions for Employees and Volunteers
Well-crafted job descriptions are critical to each church’s mission and proper functioning.
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Key Loan Forgiveness Program Change May Help Church Workers with Student Debt
Education department expands eligibility after 2017 Trinity Lutheran decision—but acceptance is still no certainty.
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The Top 10 Articles on Church Law & Tax in 2020
Here’s what interested church leaders the most this past year.
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How Thorough Is Our Background Screening Program?
Proper screening costs very little but increases safety a great deal.
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Can Churches Dismiss an Employee Without Cause?
Understanding the limitations of "employment at will," and the idea that an employee can leave a job without cause, too.
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Do We Follow Sound Employment Practices?
A 12-question checklist to find out.
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What the CARES Act Means for Churches and Church Staff
How to navigate the government’s $2.2 trillion stimulus plan responding to COVID-19’s economic fallout.
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An Overview of the CARES Act for Churches
Key highlights from the government’s $2.2 trillion stimulus plan responding to COVID-19.
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How New FMLA Changes Will Affect Churches During the Coronavirus Outbreak
These temporary provisions affect church leaders throughout 2020.
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A Closer Look at New Overtime Rules Taking Effect in 2020
What the Labor Department’s increased minimum salary threshold means for churches.